Department of Elderly Affairs

Department of Elderly Affairs; Revises individuals who may not be appointed as ombudsmen under State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program; revises exemptions from level 2 background screening requirements; revises continuing education requirements for professional guardians; requires office to notify complainant within specified timeframe after determining complaint against professional guardian is not legally sufficient; reducing timeframe within which office must complete & provide its initial investigative findings & recommendations to professional guardian who is subject of investigation & to complainant; requires clerks of court to report to office within specified timeframe after court imposes sanctions on professional guardian.